| The Green Papers 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions |
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Michigan Democrat Presidential Nominating Process Non-binding Primary: Tuesday 28 February 2012 Precinct Caucuses: Saturday 5 May 20121 District Conventions: Saturday 2 June 2012 State Central Committee: Saturday 23 June 2012 |
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Delegate Selection: Advisory Primary, Polling hours 7:00a EST (1200 UTC) / 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC) / 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CST and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated EST, when the networks feel they can project. Voter Eligibility: Open Caucus 203 total delegate votes - 122 district / 41 at large; 20 Pledged PLEOs; 20 Unpledged PLEOs |
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The delegate selection processes herein was updated 14 April 2011 per the MICHIGAN DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY - MAY 14, 2011 (AS AMENDED AUGUST 9, 2011). Candidate Listing - PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY - February 28, 2012. Starting on Tuesday 20 March 2012, a 15% pledged delegate bonus is awarded when clusters of 3 or more neighboring states begin on the same date. The state should receive a 20% pledged delegate bonus for starting in Stage III (May and June). On 12 April 2011, Representative Paul Scott (Republican) introduced House Bill 4535 (2011). The bill changes the Presidential Primary from the fourth Tuesday in February to the last Tuesday in January. On 24 August 2011, Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (Republican) introduced Senate Bill 0584. The bill use a panel appointed by the Governor, state Senate Majority Leader, and state House Speaker to, no later than 1 October 2011, select a date for the Presidential Primary. That date can be no earlier than 28 February and no later than 6 March 2012. If the panel does not act, the date would be 28 February 2012. The bill was amended by the state Senate to hold the primary "on the fourth Tuesday in February" which is 28 February 2012. |
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Tuesday 28 February 2012: Michigan non-binding Presidential Primary. The primary has no effect on delegate allocation. A breakdown of the non-binding primary by CD (using the districts from the 2000 census).
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Participation in Michigan's delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. To accommodate those whose religious convictions prevent them from participating in person at the Saturday caucuses, the party will provide special ballots in advance. These ballots must be returned no later than 5 pm Friday 4 May 2012. Saturday 5 May 2012: 183 of 203 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the preferences expressed in today's Presidential Caucuses. Caucuses begin at 11 am EDT. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.
Participation in Michigan’s delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. Voters will declare that they are participating as Democrats before they receive their ballots. |
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Saturday 2 June 2012: District Conventions. District-level delegates are elected according to the results of the caucuses. |
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Saturday 23 June 2012: State Central Committee Meeting. 41 At-Large and 20 Pledged PLEO delegates are elected according to the results of the caucuses. The remaining 20 National Convention delegates consist of
These 20 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged". |
| Delegation to the National Convention |
Michigan Delegation (as posted at http://www.democrats.org/2012-convention-delegate-list, 20 August 2012)
| Name | Residence |
| Arthenia Abbott | Brownstown |
| Gerald H Acker | Huntington Woods |
| Seema Ahmad | Canton |
| Ismael N Ahmed | Huntington Woods |
| Jill Alper | Grosse Pointe |
| Kirstin Alvanitakis | Lansing |
| Dennis W Archer | Detroit |
| Joseph J Ashton | Detroit |
| Curtis Audette | Laurium |
| John C Austin | Ann Arbor |
| Jane R Bailey | Brighton |
| Kathryne Baker | Ferndale |
| Daniel A Baum | West Bloomfield |
| Edna Bell | Detroit |
| Randy J Belliel | Grandville |
| Veronica Beltran | Holland |
| Daniel Bennett | Bellaire |
| Betsy J Bennett | Wayland |
| Fay Wafa Beydoun | Dearborn |
| Ronald J Bieber | Grand Blanc |
| Dave Bing | Detroit |
| Dave Bing | Detroit |
| William H Black | Rochester Hills |
| James J Blanchard | Beverly Hills |
| Rick Blocker | Detroit |
| Fran M Brennan | Ann Arbor |
| Mark Brewer | Lansing |
| Mark Brewer | Lansing |
| Jonathan D Byrd | Albion |
| John T Cakmakci | Schoolcraft |
| Ulanda Caldwell | Romulus |
| Kathleen M Carney | Brighton |
| Ahmad Chebbani | Dearborn |
| Carole-Jo Chi | Sterling Heights |
| Nick Ciaramitaro | Roseville |
| Brenda Clack | Flint |
| Floyd E Clack | Flint |
| Carolyn Clark | West Bloomfield |
| Hansen Clarke | Detroit |
| Melvin C Coleman | Lansing |
| Loretta M Coleman | Pontiac |
| Latoyia Comb | Flint |
| Caryl Conway | Detroit |
| John Conyers Jr. | Washington |
| Steven B Cook | Lake Odessa |
| Mona Copeland | Harper Woods |
| Danny Craig | Detroit |
| Sharon A Curson | Belleville |
| David A Curson | Belleville |
| Warren C Danford Jr. | St. Clair Shores |
| Abby Dart | Harbor Springs |
| Julia M Daugherty | Saline |
| John Henry Davis Jr. | Detroit |
| Steve C Dawes | Swartz Creek |
| Anita R Dawson | Lansing |
| Scott A Dedic | Laingsburg |
| Adalie Dermyer | Rives Junction |
| Jeanette DiFlorio | Hawell |
| Deborah I Dingell | Dearborn |
| John D Dingell | Dearborn |
| Cedrick K Dwyer | South Haven |
| Daniel S Elkus | Bloomfield Hills |
| Sandra M Engle | Wyandotte |
| Cynthia A Estrada | Whitmore Lake |
| Joyce Berteen Ewles | Linden |
| Donna E Farris | Grand Rapids |
| Margaret R Faville | Fruitport |
| Brigitte Fawaz-Anouti | Dearborn |
| Rose Marie Fessler | Sterling Heights |
| Robert A Ficano | Detroit |
| Wendy Fields- Jacobs | Ann Arbor |
| Kenneth R Fletcher | Lansing |
| David J Flynn | Sterling Heights |
| Rick A Flynn | Sterling Heights |
| Sommer N Foster | Canton |
| Miguel Foster | Detroit |
| Cathie Frederick | Flint |
| John Frederick | Flint |
| Brian P Fredline | Laingsburg |
| Cathy M Garrett | Detroit |
| Albert Garrett | Detroit |
| Elaine M Gates- Jocuns | Lapeer |
| Daniel M Geb | Allen Park |
| Ying N Gee | W. Bloomfield |
| Connie H Glave | Freeland |
| Diane Goddeeris | East Lansing |
| Barry J Goodman | Farmington Hills |
| Stephanie Gray Chang | Detroit |
| Vincent Gregory | Lathrup Village |
| Chad M Guerrant | Lansing |
| Mark A Hackel | Detroit |
| Sue Hall | Southgate |
| Charles E Hall | Southfield |
| John M Hamilton | Birmingham |
| Barbara S Hammon | Mattawan |
| Linda K Henderson | Lansing |
| Gertrude Hobson | Grand Rapids |
| James P Hoffa | Washington |
| Frederick W Hoffman | Dearborn |
| Abena O Hogan | Detroit |
| General R Holiefield | Harrison Twp. |
| Rosa Holliday | Bay City |
| Annie Mae Holt | Detroit |
| Mia Hooper | Detroit |
| Jesse J Hooper | Detroit |
| Karin M Hopman | Ada |
| Susan Horowitz | Farmington Hills |
| Lori J Hull | Holland |
| Amy Hunter | Kalamazoo |
| Elizabeth Jackson | Detroit |
| Michael J Jackson Sr. | Detroit |
| Norwood H Jewell | Davison |
| Dorothy G Johnson | Kincheloe |
| Jimmy Johnson | Kincheloe |
| Bertram C Johnson | Highland Park |
| Jumana J Judeh | Dearborn Heights |
| Harry Kalogerakos | Grosse Pointe Farms |
| Gerald Kariem | Grand Rapids |
| Leigh A Kegerreis | Monroe |
| David Kelly | Birch Run |
| Dale Kildee | |
| Frazier H Kimpson Jr. | Detroit |
| Bob King | Ann Arbor |
| Michael Koen | Ann Arbor |
| Jayashree Kommareddi | Grand Blanc |
| Daniel Kosheba | Ravenna |
| Mark W La Chey | Pleasant Ridge |
| Joyce Lalonde | Eastpointe |
| Bonnie J Lauria | West Branch |
| Brenda Lawrence | Southfield |
| Andrew Leavitt | Swartz Creek |
| Elizabeth C Lenhard | Warren |
| Barry N Lepler | Huntington Woods |
| Carl Levin | Detroit |
| Sander M Levin | Roseville |
| Andrew T Linko | Brownstown |
| Marc Lipton | Huntington Woods |
| Ellen Lipton | Huntington Woods |
| Mary B Loftis | Grand Rapids |
| Art S Luna | Charlotte |
| Sean M Madden | Grand Rapids |
| Kathleen S Martin | Troy |
| Julie A Matuzak | Mount Clemens |
| Nicholas C Mc Creary | Dearborn |
| Eddie F Mc Donald Jr. | Canton |
| Edward L Mc Neil | West Bloomfield |
| Carla Meier | Troy |
| Robert G Miller | Three Oaks |
| Jennifer K Miller | Mount Clemens |
| James Mitchell III | Detroit |
| Emily Mixter | Lincoln Park |
| Toni Moceri | Warren |
| Kevin D Moore | Dearborn Heights |
| Ederl E Moore | Detroit |
| Natalie J Mosher | Canton |
| Jeremy Moss | Southfield |
| Eula M Murray | Detroit |
| Linda R Myers | Holt |
| Benny N Napoleon | Detroit |
| David E Nathan | Detroit |
| Ruby Newbold | Detroit |
| Daryl Newman | Lansing |
| Michael B Nicholson | Ann Arbor |
| Sandra H O' Brien | Northville |
| Stacy Oakes | Saginaw |
| Elizabeth B Olszewski | Jenison |
| Katie Oppenheim | Ann Arbor |
| John Oram | Beverly Hills |
| Fredric J Overeem | Rockford |
| Laura Packard | Ann Arbor |
| Kristine Pagan | Plymouth |
| Kathleen A Paradowicz | Roscommon |
| Jchon Perkins | Haslett |
| Stacie K Perkins | Berkley |
| Gary Peters | Detroit |
| Ronnie D Peterson | Ypsilanti |
| Walter Phelps | Alger |
| Kaylee Place | Marquette |
| Raymond Plowden | Detroit |
| Douglas A Pratt | Haslett |
| Elizabeth A Pyden | Clinton Township |
| Annette Rainwater | Detroit |
| Lupe Ramos- Montigny | Grand Rapids |
| Sandra- Tene M Ramsey | Detroit |
| Todd J Regis | Flat Rock |
| Linda D Reynolds | Allegan |
| Magdalena S Rivera | Holland |
| Joan E Robinson- Cheeks | Detroit |
| Dania Rocha | Holland |
| Rosendo Rocha Jr. | Holland |
| Louis M Rocha | Saginaw |
| Lawrence A Roehrig | Linden |
| Virgie Rollins | Detroit |
| Fatmeh Saad | Dearborn |
| Shane Sack | Swartz Creek |
| Iris K Salters | Kalamazoo |
| Herbert A Sander | Detroit |
| Christopher M Savage | Dexter |
| Mark H Schauer | Battle Creek |
| Roland "Jack" J Schneider Jr. | Milford |
| Katherine S Segal | Battle Creek |
| Toni L Sessoms | Mount Pleasant |
| James U Settles Jr. | Detroit |
| Horace L Sheffield III | Detroit |
| Sandra Smith | Wyoming |
| Phyllis A Smith | Vicksburg |
| Betty A Smith | Detroit |
| Virgil K Smith | Detroit |
| Francis R Spaniola | Corunna |
| Aaron N Squeo | Clinton Township |
| Debbie Stabenow | East Lansing |
| Woodrow Stanley | Flint |
| Jan R Stevenson | Farmington Hills |
| Michael J Stone | Lapeer |
| Frank C Stuglin | Royal Oak |
| Bart T Stupak | Menominee |
| Doris Sufay Rhea | Detroit |
| Jennifer I Suidan | White Lake |
| Karla G Swift | Livonia |
| Dave D Tanney | Belding |
| Grant Taylor | Kalamazoo |
| Amaryllis M Thomas | Coldwater |
| Denise J Thomas | Detroit |
| Donald J Tilley | Bay City |
| Gary W Timmer | Newaygo |
| Rashida Tlaib | Detroit |
| James H Townsend | Royal Oak |
| Cheryl Turner | West Bloomfield |
| David A Ventrone | Linwood |
| Ramesh C Verma | Novi |
| Cecilia Walker | Detroit |
| Beatrice G Ward | Detroit |
| Rebekah L Warren | Ann Arbor |
| Nancy A Waters | Muskegon |
| Cindy Weir | Midland |
| Jody Maye Weissler Defoe | Lansing |
| Donnell White | Detroit |
| Gretchen E Whitmer | East Lansing |
| Richard Wiener | Williamston |
| Saundra L Williams | Auburn Hills |
| Ronald L Wimple | Tecumseh |
| Grace Wojcik | Farmington Hills |
| Jack C Wurm Jr. | Rockford |
| Charlene Yarbrough | Lathrup Village |
| Scott E Zuckschwerdt | Owosso |
| Links Links to other web sites |
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1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process. |